Pâro

Stilled

as the world mourned and struggled to contain its entirety between concrete, i stood still

Unceasing Toll

Free verse on the ravages of the pandemic

Sophistry

in the midst 
of a deadening dark
inconducive to reason, 
this first bloom 
on the first day 
of the new year 
whole, perfect,
mimics a…

What is written is…

written on roughened skin,
 ㅤ ㅤa ridged map
 ㅤ ㅤof personal history;
written in annealed bones,
 ㅤ ㅤpaternal disdain
 ㅤ…

Muddled Symbology

grey rock,
moulded by
environment,
yet sure in itself;
or
symbol of purity
in untouchable sky,
falling into 
reality’s grime…

Always Add Milk

Narrative verse

he drinks a bitter brew,
singing with what he claims
to be the full taste of…

A Different Angle

in everyone’s eyes
it seems simple;
they laugh, tease me
about my inability
to stop delving
deeper and deeper
into what makes…

Closeted

all your life you’ve seen this grim face,
always ready to burst in rage at the smallest of your mistakes,
perpetually sunk in thoughts you…

There’s Something About Carbs

ㅤㅤㅤthick sauce 
ㅤㅤㅤㅤdripping down 
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤthose fetching curves,
ㅤㅤㅤㅤtangoing herbs 
ㅤㅤdotting epicenters of…